NUTCRACKER
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
World Premiere (full-length production): December 17, 1892—Shchelkunchik (original Russian title), The Kirov Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre; St. Petersburg, Russia. Choreography for this production by Lev Ivanov, libretto by Marius Petipa.
United States Premiere (full-length production): December 24, 1944—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California. Choreography for this production by Willam Christensen.
Premiere (New Production): December 17, 2004—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California.
PROGRAM 01
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Choreographer: George Balanchine Staged by: Sandra Jennings Scenic & Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Film Director: Frank Zamacona
World Premiere: January 17, 1962—New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama; New York, New York
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: March 12, 1985—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
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LET’S BEGIN AT THE END Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Philip Glass, and Michael Nyman Choreographer: Dwight Rhoden Scenic Design: Alexander V. Nichols Costume Design: Christine Darch P a g e | 2
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Assistant to the Choreographer: Clifford Williams
World Premiere: April 26, 2018—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
MYLES THATCHER WORLD PREMIERE Composer: Steve Reich Choreographer: Myles Thatcher Costume Design: Susan Roemer Lighting Design: Jim French Film Director: Ezra Hurwitz
SANDPAPER BALLET Composer: Leroy Anderson Choreographer: Mark Morris Staged by: Tina Fehlandt Costume Design: Isaac Mizrahi Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
World Premiere: April 27, 1999—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
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SYMPHONY #9 Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky Staged by: Nancy Raffa Scenic Design: George Tsypin Costume Design: Keso Dekker Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
Shostakovich Trilogy was co-commissioned by San Francisco Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.
World Premiere: October 18, 2012—American Ballet Theatre, New York City Center; New York, New York
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: April 2, 2014—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
WOODEN DIMES (WORLD PREMIERE) Composer: James M. Stephenson Choreographer: Danielle Rowe Costume Design: Emma Kingsbury Lighting Design: Jim French Film Director: Danielle Rowe Director of Photography: To Be Announced
SWIMMER Composers: Shinji Eshima, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, and Gavin Bryars Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov Scenic Design: Alexander V. Nichols Costume Design: Mark Zappone P a g e | 3
Lighting Design: David Finn Video Design: Kate Duhamel
World Premiere: April 10, 2015—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
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JEWELS A Ballet in Three Parts
Composers: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: George Balanchine Staged by: Elyse Borne and Sandra Jennings
World Premiere: April 13, 1967—New York City Ballet, New York State Theater; New York, New York
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: March 12, 2002—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
PROGRAM 05
7 FOR EIGHT Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Costume Design: Sandra Woodall Lighting Design: David Finn
World Premiere: February 26, 2004—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
MRS. ROBINSON (WORLD PREMIERE) Music Composed by: Terry Davies Choreographer: Cathy Marston Scenic and Costume Design: Patrick Kinmonth Scenario: Cathy Marston and Edward Kemp Lighting Design: Jim French Dramaturg: Edward Kemp Choreographic Collaborator: Jenny Tattersall Film Director: To Be Announced
ANIMA ANIMUS Composer: Ezio Bosso Choreographer: David Dawson Scenic Design: John Otto Costume Design: Yumiko Takeshima Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Assistant to the Choreographer: Rebecca Gladstone
World Premiere: April 21, 2018—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
PROGRAM 06
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ROMEO & JULIET Music: Sergei Prokofiev Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Scenery and Costume Design: Jens-Jacob Worsaae Lighting Design: Thomas R. Skelton Fight Scene Choreography: Martino Pistone in collaboration with Helgi Tomasson
World Premiere: March 8, 1994—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
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SWAN LAKE Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Black Swan Pas de Deux and Act II Choreography: After Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Scenic and Costume Design: Jonathan Fensom Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Projection Design: Sven Ortel Hair, Wig, and Make-Up Design: Michael Ward Assistant to Mr. Tomasson on this Production: Lola de Avila
World Premiere: March 4, 1877—Bolshoi Theatre; Moscow, Russia. Choreography by Julius Reisinger.
Premiere of the Petipa-Ivanov Production: February 8, 1895—Mariinsky Theatre; St. Petersburg, Russia
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: September 27, 1940—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California. Choreography by Willam Christensen.
Premiere of Current San Francisco Ballet Production: February 21, 2009—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California